‘Birdshot Question Time’ – panel of patient and professional experts, chaired by Philip Murray.
An hour-long questioning and answer session at the end of the day where a panel of experts, both health professionals and patients, answered questions from the floor as well as questions that had been sent in advance.
Also, one of the consultants gave us written answers to the questions that were asked in our international birdshot Facebook group. You will find a copy of these written answers here: https://birdshot.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Questions-for-the-Birdshot-Day-final-and-complete.pdf
Professor Philip I Murray MBBS, DO(RCS), PhD, FRCP, FRCS, FRCOphth
Phil is Honorary Consultant Ophthalmologist at the Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre (BMEC), Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust and runs two dedicated regional and supra-regional uveitis clinics per week. He enjoys the challenging and frustrating nature of uveitis but also finds it immensely rewarding. He is involved in clinical trials on novel therapies for uveitis and until recently he had a special interest in cataract surgery on the uveitic eye. He is part of the Birmingham National Centre of Excellence for Behçet’s syndrome. From 2004-2016 he was Secretary of the International Uveitis Study Group. He sits on numerous national committees, is section editor for three journals, an examiner for the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth), external examiner for the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland and past external examiner, Optometry BSc (Hons), Aston University.
He has published over 180 peer-reviewed papers, contributed numerous book chapters and authored four textbooks, including the highly successful ‘Oxford Handbook of Ophthalmology’. He has a keen interest in undergraduate ophthalmology teaching (previously national lead for the RCOphth), is an adviser to three national uveitis patient groups, helped set up a successful local patient involvement group in uveitis and is an advocate of the ‘patient voice’.
He is a fervent supporter of the English Championship side Brentford FC, and plays baritone sax in ‘Out of the Blue Big Band’ and ‘The Soul Providers’